Texas woman calls an Uber late at night. Then she claims a man identified himself as her driver, but his name didn’t match: ‘Why would you say that?’

A woman in Texas said a man approached her outside a bar and claimed to be her Uber driver. But she said she had not verified that he was the driver assigned to her Uber ride. TikTok creator Dianis (@diana_nluca) shared the encounter in a September 2026 video. She said in the caption that she was standing outside Mother’s Ruin in Austin waiting for a friend when the man approached her and said, “I’m your Uber driver; my car is right there.”

Dianis said she was sober and recognized what she described as a ruse. After her friend arrived, she began recording the man as he walked away. The man said he was trying to “break the ice,” and then complimented her on her outfit. In the video, Dianis calls after the man and says she thought he was her Uber driver.

The man responds that he had “logged out.” Dianis then asks where his car is and questions whether he is actually driving for Uber. “Why would you say that?” she asks. Dianis then tells him that she believes he was trying to approach women who might be intoxicated.

Uber offers its own safety guidance.

According to Uber’s rider safety guidance, riders can open the driver information in the app to see the driver’s photo, vehicle make and model, and license plate number. Uber advises riders to confirm that the license plate matches the number shown in the app.

Uber has also advised riders to check the driver’s name and other vehicle information before getting into the car. The company’s safety guidance says riders should not get into a vehicle if the information does not match what appears in the app.

Uber also offers PIN verification as an additional safety feature. When enabled, the rider receives a four-digit PIN that the driver must enter into the driver’s app before the trip can begin.

Even then, alarming situations happen. A TikTok post recently showed an Uber driver — presumably the correct one in this case — shouting, “I wanna be shot” in a road rage altercation.

In Dianis’ video, the man tells the woman speaking that she can go ahead of him as he continues walking. Dianis keeps recording and tells him he is “on video” and is “gonna be famous.” The man asks how many followers she has. She says she probably has none but predicts the video will go viral.

In her caption, Dianis warned other women. She wrote that women should be careful around men who approach them this way. She also cautioned viewers not to follow someone in a similar situation, adding that the man happened to be walking in the same direction as she was heading home.

In a separate incident, a TikTok creator reportedly recently called an Uber with friends and said they noticed the driver handling nylon zip ties. She described the tense encounter in a TikTok post.